Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 60 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 23 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,379.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,017. Hays County has 402 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 584 active cases. Hays County has had 783 total COVID-related hospitalizations and eight (8) people are currently hospitalized.
According to the state health department, all adults will be eligible for a vaccine in Texas beginning March 29. Hays County issued a news release earlier this week about the change; it’s available on our website: https://hayscountytx.com/2021/03/23/dshs-opens-vaccine-eligibility-to-all-adults-beginning-march-29/
March 25 Report
| Lab-Confirmed | Negative Tests |
Recovered Cases | Active Last 21 days | Active All Cases |
Probable
Cases |
COVID-related Fatalities | Total Hospitalizations | Current Hospitalizations | Cases Removed |
| 17,017 | 140,757 | 16,379 | 584 | 402 | 1,871 | 236 | 783 | 8 | Conducted on Friday’s |
| Age Range | Female | Male | Total | Fatalities |
| 0-9 yrs. | 545 | 555 | 1,100 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 1,360 | 1,170 | 2,530 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 2,519 | 2,306 | 4,825 | 1 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 1,374 | 1,238 | 2,612 | 6 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 1,229 | 1,068 | 2,297 | 12 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 844 | 861 | 1,705 | 30 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 566 | 532 | 1,098 | 34 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 269 | 267 | 536 | 66 |
| > 80 yrs. | 193 | 121 | 314 | 87 |
| Total | 8,899 | 8,118 | 17,017 | 236 |
| Area | Total Cases | Active Cases | Recovered | Fatalities |
| Austin | 505 | 9 | 486 | 10 |
| Bear Creek | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buda | 3,017 | 67 | 2,913 | 37 |
| Creedmoor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Driftwood | 209 | 3 | 205 | 1 |
| Dripping Springs | 808 | 34 | 765 | 9 |
| Hays | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle | 5,481 | 114 | 5,293 | 74 |
| Manchaca | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 62 | 3 | 58 | 1 |
| Mountain City | 44 | 2 | 41 | 1 |
| Niederwald | 90 | 1 | 89 | 0 |
| San Marcos | 6,048 | 152 | 5,805 | 91 |
| Uhland | 32 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Wimberley | 679 | 15 | 654 | 10 |
| Woodcreek | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 17,017 | 402 | 16,379 | 236 |
NOTE: Some Hays County residents have Austin addresses. Because of HIPAA laws, additional information about patients is not allowed to be shared.
| Ethnicity | Female | Male | Total | Percentage of Cases |
| Hispanic | 4,385 | 3,964 | 8,349 | 49.1% |
| Non-Hispanic | 3,042 | 2,806 | 5,848 | 34.4% |
| Not Specified | 1,472 | 1,348 | 2,820 | 16.6% |
| Total | 8,899 | 8,118 | 17,017 | 100.0% |
| Race | Percentage of Cases |
| American Indian | 0.1% |
| Asian | 1.0% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| White | 69.8% |
| Other | 1.0% |
| Not Specified/ Unknown | 25.4% |
A COVID-19 Fact Sheet is on the County website: https://hayscountytx.com/covid-19-fact-sheet/. The County’s COVID-19 info, including the online dashboard, is here.
As with any emergency situation, www.HaysInformed.com, the countywide emergency notification blog, has a rolling list of important information regarding COVID-19. Many local municipality websites also have information. Several local school districts also have their own COVID-19 dashboards as does Texas State University.
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